Screenwriting : Screenwriters read up: by Matt Bailey

Matt Bailey

Screenwriter, Filmmaker

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7 years ago

Screenwriters read up:

http://www.vulture.com/2017/10/7-hollywood-gatekeepers-on-what-they-look... & along similar lines: https://gointothestory.blcklst.com/tweetstorm-geoff-latulippe-on-avoidin...

7 Hollywood Gatekeepers on What They Look for in a Script

https://www.vulture.com/2017/10/7-hollywood-gatekeepers-on-what-they-look-for-in-a-script.html

Michael DeLuca, Will Packer, Lynda Obst, Helen Estabrook, Jason Blum, Kristin Burr, and Michael Barker share tips for Hollywood screenwriters.

Adam Steinfeld

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- Matt Bailey
7 years ago

thanks for posting, very helpful.

Gilberto Villahermosa

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- Matt Bailey
7 years ago

Thanks, Matt! A great and worthwhile post!

Phillip E. Hardy, Prolifique

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- Brian Shell
7 years ago

I love that several gatekeepers said they hate horror, which many will tell you is the easiest genre script to sell. F#k it. Be original, don't follow trends and don't bore the shit out of people with your writing. Write a f%king page turner.

Dan Guardino

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- Gustavo Freitas
- Brian Shell
7 years ago

I thought that was interesting but when I think of gatekeepers I think of agents not producers. My agent and I both feel that any story has a chance if it is well written. I know producers want something different as long as it's the same crap they always make.